Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

This collection offers access to a selection of materials in the Indigenous Photograph Collection housed in Bruce Peel Special Collections at University of Alberta. The collection largely consists of nineteenth-century photographs of Indigenous peoples in what is now Western Canada.

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Cree man in front of tipis and a Red River cart

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by Frederick Steele & Co

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Studio portrait of Simon Big Snake, Siksika (Blackfoot)

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Stereograph: a group of Tshimshian women and children outside home, New Metlakantla, Alaska, 1891.

1891 1891

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It is part of a series titled “European and American Views.”

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Elderly Indigenous woman at New Westminster, BC

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by William Notman & Son

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Assiniboine Powwow, Moosomin, in present-day Saskatchewan

1889 1889

by Frederick Steele

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(Same as IP154). The photograph is dated June 1889 in handwritten notes on verso

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of White Knife, Tsuut’ina.

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by Boorne & May

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The photograph is captioned “Souvenir of the North-West.”

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Studio portrait of Michel Dumais, Métis.

1885 1885

by Dan Dutro

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A handwritten note on verso identifies Dumais as “Louis Riel’s Lieutenant” in 1885

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Carte de visite: Chief Little Fox, Cree, as identified in pencil on verso

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by Duffin & Co

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Chief Little Fox, Cree, as identified in pencil on verso

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Stoney people

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by Harry Pollard

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Including Alone Walking Buffalo (third from left), Walking Buffalo (fourth from left), Chief White Head (center), Wolf Teeth (ninth from left), and Savage Hunting Buffalo (right)

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Studio portrait of a group of Indigenous people, Winnipeg, Manitoba

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by Ross, Best & Co

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Studio portrait of Chief Bull Head, Tsuut’ina.

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The subject is identified in pencil on verso

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Carte de visite: Chief Little Fox, Cree

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by S. Duffin

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Chief Little Fox, Cree

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Chief Three Bulls, Chief Sitting on an Eagle Tail, Chief Crowfoot, and Chief Red Crow (L-R)

1884 1884

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1884, as identified and dated in pencil on verso

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Young Blackfoot warrior in front of tipi

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by William Notman & Son

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Group posed in front of unidentified Residential School.

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With the exception of the phrase “Indian Mission School,” much of the handwriting on the verso is undecipherable

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Studio portrait of Indigenous woman with a baby in a floral cradleboard

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by Hall & Lowe

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Omuxapot Okrista (Sunset), Tsuut’ina elder, 1885

1885 1885

by Charles Mathers

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Micakiu and Mucayiomoxin Otokeman, Tsuut’ina women in camp

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by Boorne & May

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Same as IP235

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Drummers and dancers, Moosomin, in what is now Saskatchewan

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Same as IP053

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Stoney Chief on horseback with full regalia

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by Byron Harmon

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Published as a post card, see IP233

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Group of Blackfoot people

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by G.A. Hanes & Co

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Fort Carlton

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by C.J. Soule

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Indigenous man.

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The subject is identified in handwritten notation as Wan-Be-Le-Lu-Ta (Red Feather)

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of an Indigenous person

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by Hall & Lowe

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Blackfoot people at Shaganappi Point, in present-day Alberta, during the 1901 “Royal Tour” of Canada

1901 1901

by Topley Studio

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A similar image was hand-coloured and published by Valentine & Sons as one of several images on postcard PC017894 in the Peel’s Prairie Provinces database

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Interior of a summer tent

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by Thomas H. Mather

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This is one of a series of photographs of Cree camp life in Saskatchewan attributed to Thomas H. Mather

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Indigenous woman and children standing in front of a tipi

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Stereograph: Indigenous women in ribbon skirts standing in front of a large gathering

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Studio portrait of a Cree family, with discernable cloth backdrop

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by Davidson Bros

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Indigenous family in front of a tipi encampment

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by Boorne & May

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Cree men trading at Fort Pitt, in present-day Saskatchewan

1884 1884

by C.J. Soule

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Four Sky Thunder, Sky Bird (or King Bird), Matoose (seated), Naposis, and Mistahimaskwam (Big Bear) (L-R), c.1884

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Large outdoor gathering in winter, BC, c.1899

1899 1899

by Merrill

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Wigwams, North Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1884

1884 1884

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Studio portrait of Blackfoot warrior

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by G.A. Hanes & Co

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Two Indigenous men leading horses.

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The location is identified as Banff in a handwritten note on verso

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Carte de visite: James Irvin, Métis, sitting on his Red River cart, Winnipeg, c.1875

1875 1875

by Duffin & Co

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(same as IP115). The subject is identified through a story in The Winnipeg Tribune, 5 May 1962

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of Sixapo (Black Plume), Blood, 1895

1895 1895

by Steele & Co

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Ponies and tipis.

1897 1897

by C.W. Mathers

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Handwriting on verso indicates that the photo was taken “about 1897.” The photo is blind stamped with the name Ernest Brown, possibly indicating that it was part of the inventory of photographs that Brown acquired when he bought out C.W. Mathers in 1904

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Indigenous hunter on horse returning with game

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Children and teachers in front of St Albert Youville Residential School, Northwest Territories

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by C.J. Soule

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Visitors at Indigenous village, Calgary Stampede

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by Marcell

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Kuper Island Industrial School Band (Residential School), BC

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by Maynard

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Fort Edmonton

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by C.J. Soule

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of Mohawk author E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913)

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by J. Fraser Bryce

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Bella Coola (Kula), BC

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by E. Dossetter

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Otokuyicokoan (Yellow Lodge), Tsuut’ina

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by Boorne & May

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Same as IP072

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of Indigenous man. It is the same image as IP059 without added colour: handwriting on verso of IP059 identifies the subject as Weasle Tail, Blackfoot, while the handwriting on the verso of this copy identifies the subject as Medium Pipe, Blackfoot

1891 1891

by Ross

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of Deligalugaseitsa and Sepistopota, Tsuut’ina

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by Boorne & May

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of Chief Jonas Goodstoney (Stoney Nakoda), Chief Samson (Cree), and Chief Pekan (Cree) (L-R)

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by J Fraser Bryce

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During an 1886 tour organized by Rev. John McDougall, one of several tours in which “loyal” Indigenous leaders from the west visited Ontario and Quebec in the aftermath of the Northwest Resistance in 1885. The subjects and the context are noted on vers

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Two groups of Indigenous men at Fort Chipewyan, Alberta

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Daughter of Chief Wapaha Ska (Whitecap),

1885 1885

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As identified in a handwritten note on verso. The photograph is one of a series of three photographs from the estate of Sergeant Fred Bogart, a supply officer at Fort Qu’Appelle in 1885

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Carte de visite: man wearing fur cap and ermine tails

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by Duffin & Co

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The subject is identified in pencil on verso as a Blackfoot chief

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of Tsimshian men, c.1901

1901 1901

by Thompson

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Same as IP124

Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Posed group among totem poles on the shore of Knight’s Inlet in the village of Tsaunati, BC

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by E. Dossetter

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of Mohawk author E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913)

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by J. Fraser Bryce

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Carte de visite: studio portrait Georges Racette Jr, also known as Cheman (Canoe Man), Métis

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by J. Penrose

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Studio portrait Georges Racette Jr, also known as Cheman (Canoe Man), Métis

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Studio portrait of a young Indigenous man

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by Boorne & May

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Indigenous man riding a horse with travois and leading another horse

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by Harry Pollard

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Studio portrait of a group of Piikani youths

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by G.A. Hanes & Co

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of an Indigenous woman wrapped in blanket

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by Hall & Lowe

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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One of a series of photographs of Indigenous women and children in a camp setting, Morley, in present-day Alberta

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Indigenous man with rifle sitting on horse

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by William Notman & Son

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School children in front of church, Metlakatla, BC

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by E. Dossetter

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Tipi in dense bush

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by Boorne & May

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Studio portrait of Mowmayesew (The Fisher)

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by Rossie

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in headdress. The subject is identified in handwritten notes on verso of photograph. This is one of a set of six hand-coloured photographs

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Mounted Blackfoot people at Shaganappi Point, in present-day Alberta, during the 1901 “Royal Tour” of Canada

1901 1901

by Topley Studio

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Pisquapita (Hair in Knot), Cree, Calgary

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by Wm Notman & Son

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Blood man

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by Boorne & May

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Elderly Haida women, Massett

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by E. Dossetter

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Queen Johny, Queen Charlotte Islands

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by Hannah Maynard

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Two Indigenous persons

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Salish women on a beach, Quatsino, BC

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by Richard Maynard

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Carte de visite: Louis Riel, c.1870

1870 1870

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Studio portrait of an Indigenous man, woman, and young girl

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by Davidson Bros

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Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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Indigenous man

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by Alfred Blyth

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The Indigenous Photograph Collection in Bruce Peel Special Collections profiles the lives of Indigenous peoples living in Western Canada in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. University of Alberta Library is open to collaborate. If you would like to contribute information about these photographs, please use this contribution form or leave a message at 780-492-5998 and we will fill out the form on your behalf. The Indigenous Photograph Collection is one of the many print collections in the Peel library with photographs of Indigenous peoples, including the Gregory Javitch Native Peoples of the New World Collection (digitized, in part, for Gale’s Indigenous Peoples: North America database), the Miriam Green Ellis Archive, the Sam Steele Family Archive, the Prairie Ephemera Collection, and, partially available digitally through Peel's Prairie Provinces database: the Prairie Postcard Collection and the Magee Photograph Collection. Researchers looking for such materials can search the University of Alberta Library catalogue by subject or by collection and can take advantage of online finding aids and partially-digitized collections. A significant proportion of the photographs in this collection were acquired with support from the Prairie Roots Endowment Fund (gift of Ralph and Gay Young).

A statement on catalogue and resource descriptions:

The University of Alberta Library recognizes that our catalogue and resource descriptions contain language that reflects the biases, norms, and perspectives of the time in which they were created. In particular, for resources about persons and groups, this language is often outdated and harmful. These descriptions also incorporate controlled vocabularies, such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings, which include some headings (e.g., Indians of North America), that are offensive or inappropriate. We use international standards for description, but support and actively participate in efforts to update and change these practices as we strive for descriptions that are inclusive, respectful, and do not cause harm. We acknowledge the critical importance of community consultation in these efforts, and as residents on Treaty 6 territory and Métis Region 4, we commit to working together with our local communities to make these changes.

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Summary: This collection offers access to a selection of materials in the Indigenous Photograph Collection housed in Bruce Peel Special Collections at University of Alberta. The collection largely consists of nineteenth-century photographs of Indigenous peoples in what is now Western Canada.

Title: Bruce Peel Special Collections - Indigenous Photographs

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